Denis Shapovalov earns shot at No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in Paris

Shapovalov, meanwhile, was playing on Court 12, with only a narrow walkway separating his match from a women’s match. “Obviously (Alcaraz is) a great player everywhere, but especially on clay courts,” Shapovalov said after the win. “Everyone knows the level of Denis Shapovalov,” Alcaraz said. Fernandez, like Shapovalov, has had a lamentable start to 2023, and like Shapovalov has been dealing with injuries. Both Fernandez and Shapovalov have three months to find the ingredients that not so long ago made both the talk of the tennis world.